Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-16
ADDjsON COUNTY COURT,

The December term of the county
court began at the court house in this
Village on Tuesday forenoon. The Off
eers are Chief Judge, Hon. James NJ.
rvler of Brattleboro; assistant judges,
Hon. VIM. S. Wright, Hon. Myron Platt;
clerk. Rufus Wainwright, Esq; sheriff.
Howard Clark, I'd: States attorney,
Chas. NJ. Wilds, Esq; reporter, Miss T..
Nj. Ballou. There was large number
pf out-of-town lawyers present. includ-
ng Hon. E. II. Hard, Hon. Daniel ROD
hrts. Hon. Henry Ballard and Mr.. Wilbur
of Burlington. GOV. Ormsbee of Bran
don, Col. J. II. Lucia of Montpelier, Hon.
j. C. Baker of Rutland, c. f. Kingsley
of Salisbury, Hon. G.. W. Grandey, Hon.
If. f. Woodbridge, +. c. Smith ana F.
Nv. Tuttie of Nergennes.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. L. e.
THOMPSON of the Methodist church.
Then. after proclamation by the sheriff.
the petit Jurors were called, ana every
one of those summoned answered. They
were sworn and charged briefly by Judge
Tvler; and. finally. the officers were
sworn.
Nothing of public interest was done
luring the remainder of the forenoon
session. At the coming-in OF court III
the afternoon there was hearing in the
babeas corpus case of David X. Hamblin
of Bristol. who was put in jail here ear
lv last month on a mittimus issued by
Justice w. f. Dunshee of Bristol. Ham
bin was fined for INVESTIGATION and breach
of the peace and appealed. but did not
find sureties and was jailed. Jas. NJ.
Slade. ESQ. appeared for Hamblin and
Mr.. Wilds for the State. The court held
that respondent was not improperly re-
Strained of his liberty. Wednesday at
ternoon the judgments of the justice III
IIamblin's cases were affirmed by the
court and he paid the fines and costs
about S3l altogether-and was discharg-
ed.
VIM. McCray of Ferrisburg, indicted by
the grand jury in June illegally voting
at the last annual meeting OF school
district No. Il in Ferrisburgh, pleaded
guilty and was fined s. and costs. lie
fled the country before the June term,
but was found by his bondsmen i'll the
course of the summer and by them sur
rendered to the custody of the State. In
view of the fact that he had been in jail
for some time the State asked that only
a light fine be imposed. The fine and
costs amounted to $500 and were paid
On the call of the jury calendar it was
found that but four of the cases on II
would be tried. The first taken up was
that of John Markham and wife VS.. Den
mis- and John Grant. 1t is an action for
trespass for assault and battery. The
parties are neighbors in Leicester ana
became involved in a controversy about
a right of way. The plaintiffs chained
up gate and the defendants, it is claim
ed. broke it open and assaulted Mrs
Markham. Hon. Henry Ballard and f
c. Smith appear for the plaintiffs ant
Gov. Ormsbee and Hon. j. c. Baker fo
the defendants. The case is still on ant
will occupy the attention of the court til
the end of the week.
The new entry docket contains 40 cour
and Is chancery cases, the total numbe
being the same AS at the June term.
Yesterday forenoon Stephen Ball o
Ferrisburgh appeared in court and plead
ed guilty to fifty first offences agains
the prohibitory law and was fined $50
and costs. He paid the amount, 5000. IL
Ball owns and runs cider mill nea
North Ferrisburgh railroad station.
is said that he has for long time bee
in the habit of retailing the product q
his mill, till the place became publ
nuisance. AT any rate, last summer con
plant was made and a trial of severa
DAYS duration was had before Justic
Roberts of Nergennes and jury. the re
suit of which was that Ball was convict
ed of so first offences and this is the wa
that prosecution ended.
Patrick Connors of Nergennes p!eade
not guilty to an information chargin
him with assault. He will probably /
tried at the present term of cour
Messrs. Slade and Bliss will defend hin
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